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Sun, 3 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDTAround the world — to study in a basement: How a pandemic derailed Canada’s international students
For international students the pandemic has taken a toll not only on their schooling, but on their prospects of finding jobs they need to qualify to stay in Canada permanently.
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDTHere’s what Canada’s international students wish they’d known before they got here
There’s a lot to learn, beyond schoolwork, when trying to convert studying in Canada into a career here.
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDTThese hard lessons await international students in Canada
In a new series, we look at whether Canada is living up to its bargain with these students
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDTWorking long hours. Earning meagre wages. Fainting from exhaustion. What some international students face in Canada
‘This is a cash grab, where people are called to show up with the promise of permanent residency’
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDT‘Employers make you work like a slave’ — this international student who fought for wages urges others to raise their voice
Rohit Uppal’s employer was recorded offering to pay his wages — if Uppal agreed to share 30 per cent of the repair costs to the company vehicle.
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 08:12:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 10 more deaths, 3,077 new cases; Ontario urged to tackle new strategy to boost uptake of third doses
Meanwhile, Shanghai with its 26 million people last week began a two-stage lockdown.
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 22:41:00 EDTDave Feschuk: Kyle Lowry stands alone. No other Raptors great has returned without a hint of acrimony
Lowry is the only franchise great who pulled off the trick of leaving Toronto without any hard feelings on either side.
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 09:00:00 EDTWhat experts say lies ahead for Vladimir Putin — the man Joe Biden says ‘cannot remain in power’
Exile? International justice? What could the future hold for Russia’s longtime leader
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 06:00:00 EDTNDP promises $1.15B mental health program if it wins Ontario election
The New Democrats are promising to create a universal mental health benefits program for all Ontarians if the party is elected June 2, the Star has learned.
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDTNATO wants Canada to double its military spending. Here’s what that would mean for our future
It’s the famous 2 per cent of GDP threshold that NATO countries have agreed to — but Canada has not come close to
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 05:00:00 EDTWhy Salma Hindy left a career in biomedical engineering to pursue standup comedy
Comedian Salma Hindy finds humour in her Muslim upbringing
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 10:00:00 EDTThree of their four children will go blind. So this Canadian couple has taken them on a yearlong trip to give them sights to last a lifetime
A week and a half ago, Edith Lemay, Sebastien Pelletier took their four children on what they hope will be a yearlong trip full of adventure and beautiful sights. Among the early highlights: a friendly pelican.